While Dixon was at WCPO, Al Lewis "(who would soon gain fame as Uncle Al)" was in charge of set design and artwork on Dixon's show. "Song Shop" was picked up for a season by ABC in 1951 and by DuMont Television in 1954 for the DuMont show he moved to New York, but a homesick Dixon returned to Cincinnati a year later and, in a fateful move, hired on at WLWT. Fresh from a career in radio news, Dixon quickly endeared himself to countless viewers for years to come. The show consisted of Dixon, Mack and Lewis pantomiming to popular songs of the day, and also featured in-house commercials. The house band, originally called The Bel-Aires, was led by pianist Bruce Brownfield.ĭixon originally hosted a show on rival station WCPO with Dottie Mack and Wanda Lewis called "Paul Dixon's Song Shop". The show was co-hosted by Colleen Sharp and Bonnie Lou, and on lesser occasions by Marian Spelman. The show began as a 30-minute program, but had expanded to 90 minutes by the mid-1960s. The show was also broadcast live in Dayton and Columbus, Ohio, and in Indianapolis, Indiana, with pre-recorded episodes of the show being sold to other markets throughout the Midwest. "The Paul Dixon Show" was an American television variety program originating in Cincinnati on WLWT Television beginning in 1955 and ending in January 1975- one month after Dixon's death in December 1974. Location = WLWT Studios, Crosley Square, Cincinnati, Ohio Runtime = 30 minutes (later expanded to 90) "Paul Dixon Show" logo from the early-mid 1970s
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